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Evie's Coffee Cup

tasty sandwiches, pastries, desserts, ice cream

313 East 4th Street
on the square

Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Eat in or Take out

SCAM ALERT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES - 2/18/09

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify them for federal tax rebates.

The fraudulent letters were sent out with what appears to be an SBA letterhead to small businesses across the country, advising recipients that they may be eligible for a tax rebate under the Economic Stimulus Act, and that SBA is assessing their eligibility for such a rebate. The letter asks the small business to provide the name of its bank and account number.

These letters have not been sent by or authorized by the SBA, and all small businesses are strongly advised not to respond to them.

The scheme is similar in many ways to e-mail scams often referred to as “phishing” that seek personal data and financial account information that enables another party to access and individual’s bank accounts or to engage in identity theft.

 

When you are planning
a meeting
in southwest Iowa
Plan to meet in Villisca

a variety of venues

Community Building
contact CIty Hall
712-826-2282

The Bank
contact Villisca Foods
712-826-2142

Senior Citizens Center
contact 712-826-5182

VFW Post 8998
contact 712-826-8998

Support Services

Catering
Villisca Foods
712-826-2142

Pizza
Caseys - 712-826-9962

Flower Services
The Flower Basket
712-826-2484

Cleaning Services
Service Clean
712-826-4277

Photographic Services
JW Photography
712-621-5229

for information on other Villisca businesses - please scroll down

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"Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision."
~~ Peter Drucker

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A humorous thought for the day: I have to take my paycheck to the bank. It's too little to go by itself.
~~~Attribution: Unknown.
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Villisca Chamber of Commerce


The Villisca Chamber of Commerce
sponsored the spectacular fireworks display the Fourth of July Weekend

 

SURETY BONDS

The U.S. Small Business Administration is making it easier for small businesses to obtain surety bonds by offering a new, fast and easy online electronic application process on the agency's popular Web site.

Small construction, service and supply companies that need bonding can now apply for SBA surety bond guarantee assistance online on the SBA Web site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program may help you obtain the bonds you need to bid or perform public and private contracts.

Under the program, the SBA works with participating surety companies to provide bid, payment, and performance bonds on contracts up to $2 million in value for small contractors by guaranteeing a percentage of losses sustained in the event of a default. Corporate surety bonds protect the project owner against financial loss, and in the case of public construction projects, protect taxpayer dollars if the contractor defaults.

The new Surety Bond Guarantee E-application System, or E-app system, allows small businesses to quickly and easily submit their application for bonding assistance with surety companies that are registered to use the process. To learn more about the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) program and to access the E-app system click on http://www.sba.gov/eapplication.

Small businesses and surety companies participating in the SBA prior approval program will be able to transmit application forms electronically to help expedite review and approval processes. The new online e- application capability, coupled with recent rule changes, is combining to make bonding more available to small and emerging businesses, and enabling them to access these necessary bonds more quickly.

"Streamlined rules for small businesses and for surety companies alike, along with quick and easy online access, will make it easier for small and emerging contractors to gain access to surety bonds so they can bid on public construction projects," said SBA Administrator Steve Preston. "These changes will support small businesses nationwide, particularly construction contractors in the devastated Gulf Coast region and other disaster stricken areas around the U.S."

SBA assistance in locating a participating surety company or agent and completing application forms is available online. For more information on SBA's Surety Bond Guarantee Program, go online to http://www.sba.gov/osg/ for a list of area office contacts and SBA offices near your business or call 1-800-U ASK SBA.

The Villisca Chamber of Commerce and its members work together with a vision for the future by building on a memorable past.

We encourage you to do business with the Chamber members listed below:
click here for the list with addresses and telephone numbers

Small business and the 2009 Stimulus Plan
click here for an informational press release from the SBA

Are your potential customers looking for you?

A Web site is not a magic bullet for business success but ...

Checklist for business preparedness for pandemic flu or bioterriorism
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/
businesschecklist.html

The time to prepare is when the sun is shining Disaster Recovery Tips for Small Businesses

For help regarding compliance with IRS, OSHA, and EPA regulations, click here to go to the Website on Small Business Compliance Alliance (SBCA) is the gateway to information and resources on IRS, OSHA and EPA regulations for small businesses. Through innovative partnerships with federal, state and local agencies, models were developed to provide easy-to-understand regulatory compliance information and resources in a totally confidential format.

Do you need demographic information in planning your business expansion or in writing an original business plan - you'll find much of what you'll need on ISU Extension's website www.seta.iastate.edu

State of Iowa Vendor and Bid Opportunities - Have you ever considered bidding for State of Iowa contracts? It may not be as difficult as you would think

Ag and Related Businesses
D & J Farms, Inc.
Frey Enterprises
The Greenery

Hilltop Greenhouses & Gardens
Kernen Farms, Inc.
Nodaway Valley Equipment

Southern Hills Vet. Service
Sunbest Papetti Farms
United Farmers Merc Co-op
Villisca Elevator
Bruce & Donna Williams
David Williams

The Chamber brings together the business community and those interested in the economic growth of Villisca. Chamber members work together to highlight member businesses and their products and services. Through events such as the upcoming Easter egg hunt and the 4th of July Fireworks Display the Chamber gives back to the community that supports local businesses.

In the last year, the Chamber of Commerce has taken steps in their economic development initiative to assure that Villisca grabs hold of opportunities for economic growth, to participate in regional groups that are working together for regional growth, and to work with alumni in community growth. As readers are aware, in the fall of 2005, the Chamber, together with the City, secured the services of Roxanna Sieber as Villisca's Economic Development Director. This does not reduce the involvement of the Chamber members in decision making about business and community growth. Rather, through Sieber's involvement with regional organizations and focus on identifying growth opportunities, Chamber members have the information to make more informed decisions. This is information individual members just do not have the time to develop because they are busy growing their own businesses and participating in community events and projects.

The public often views a Chamber of Commerce as serving mostly retail businesses but that is far from the truth. Even those businesses that do not have a local consumer base benefit from Chamber membership because as a local economy thrives the environment in which to do business is expanded. An example would be the involvement in the Chamber in working with other communities to cause the Iowa DOT to improve Highway 71.

Automotive Repair
Marsh and Sons Automotive Repair
Schafer Automotive Service

CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP

Businesses, farming operations and individuals are encouraged to become members. Memberships are $150 for full members and $50 for associate. Full membership gives full voting rights in Chamber of Commerce business. The Chamber meets the first Monday of each month at the Villisca Community Center. Contact any of the officers for information about being a part of the Chamber. Membership dues should be mailed to Gayle Heard, 601 S. 3rd Ave., Villisca
Banking and Financial
Bank Iowa
Great Western Bank
Houghton State Bank
Page County State Bank
Communications
Johnston Communications
KCSI-KOAK Radio
Mediacom
Red Oak Express
Villisca Farmers Telephone Co.
Villisca Review Stanton Viking
Construction
Berning Construction
Jim Parker Construction
Nishna Valley Builders
Food and Drink
Casey's General Store
D&D Bar and Grill
V-Bar, American Legion
Villisca Foods/The Bank
Insurance and Law Firms
Kline Insurance
Swanson Law Firm
Medical
Alegent Health, Drs. Piller, Quinn and Wolff
Clarinda Regional Health Center
Montgomery Co. Mem. Hospital
Stoner Drug

Villisca Good Samaritan
Iowa Statistics

Here are a few Iowa facts that may surprise you!

  • 1 st in the Nation on Average SAT Composite Scores. (Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2002)
  • 2 nd Nationally in Business Retention (Brandow 2002)
  • 2 ND Most Livable State in the Nation. (Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2003)
  • 2 ND Highest in the Nation for Home Ownership. (Morgan Quitno State Rankings, 2002)
  • 3 rd Most Favorable Business Liability Climate in the Nation. (Harris Interactive Survey, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2003)
  • 4 th Highest High School Graduation Rate in the Nation with 84%.
    (Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2002)
  • 5 th Safest State in the Nation. (National Criminal Justice Commission, 2002)
  • 5 th Best State to Raise a Child (The 2003 National "Kids Count" Survey)
  • 5 th Best State for E-Commerce (Progressive Policy Institute 2002)
  • 5 th Lowest Nationally in Business Costs (Economy.com Inc. 2002)
  • 6 th Shortest Commute Times to Work among the 50 States. (US Census 2002 Supplementary Survey)
  • 50 Most Desirable MBA Employers (Fortune Magazine 2003 Rankings)
  • Among the Top 10 States for “Technology Sophistication” in K-12 Schools (Market Data Retrieval)
  • Among the Top 10 in Academic Research and Development (Milken Institute 2002)
  • Home to Three State Universities Rated in the Top 100 (Kiplinger 2002)

Our thanks to the Union County Development Corp. newsletter for this data.

Real Estate
Century 21, Bill Jacobs, Agent
Kline Insurance/Crawford & Co. Real Estate
Retail

a view of some of the retail district in downtown Villisca on a snowy day

Casey's General Store
Flower Basket
Granny's Auto Parts
The Greenery
Red Oak Chrysler
Stoner Drug
United Farmers Merc Co-op

Villisca Furniture

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Service Businesses
Brown Sanitation, Ron Brown
Fish Appliance Service
JW Photography

Kendrick & Heard Plumbing & Heating
Methodist Church Conference/Camp Aldersgate
Southern Hills Vet. Service
Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative
Villisca Community Schools
Villisca Good Samaritan
Villisca Detail Center & Car Wash
Villisca Municipal Power Plant
Villisca Public Library

Wolfe Funeral Home

Individuals
Walter & Ruth Eitzen
Tom Focht
Mark & LaDonna Focht
Clarence Peterson
Jim & Diane Wallick
SMALL BUSINESS AND THE STIMULUS RECOVERY PLAN

WASHINGTON – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains a package of loan fee reductions, higher guarantees, new SBA programs, secondary market incentives, and enhancements to current SBA programs that will help unlock credit markets and begin economic recovery for the nation’s small business sector.

“The tax incentives and credit stimulus elements of the Recovery Act will truly help small business owners affected by the credit crunch, and will provide financing opportunities to help them create new jobs in their communities,” said Acting SBA Administrator Darryl K. Hairston.

“There’s a lot to digest in the legislation, and SBA has established teams to tackle a wide variety of policy decisions, system modifications, regulatory changes, legal requirements, and new program launches authorized by the President and Congress,” said Hairston.

The bill provides $730 million to SBA and makes changes to the agency’s lending and investment programs so that they can reach more small businesses that need help. The funding includes:
• $375 million for temporary fee reductions or eliminations on SBA loans and increased SBA guaranteed shares, up to 90 percent for certain loans
• $255 million for a new loan program to help small businesses meet existing debt payments
• $30 million for expanding SBA’s Microloan program, enough to finance up to $50 million in new lending and $24 million in technical assistance grants to microlenders
• $20 million for technology systems to streamline SBA’s lending and oversight processes
• $15 million for expanding SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee program
• $25 million for staffing up to meet demands for new programs
• $10 million for the Office of Inspector General

The bill also authorizes refinancing for certain SBA loans so borrowers can expand their businesses on favorable terms, and expands leverage capability for Small Business Investment Companies.

“We are going to be part of the solution, and this bill gives us specific tools to make it easier and less expensive for small businesses to get loans, give lenders new incentives to make more loans, and help restore healthy SBA secondary markets to boost liquidity,” Hairston said, noting also that more details on implementation will be coming over the next few weeks.

The stimulus bill takes a comprehensive approach and attacks several problems facing small businesses at once by reducing fees, guaranteeing a greater share of certain loans, expanding capacity in the Microloan program, providing new loans to help small businesses keep their doors open through economic hardship, as well as new mechanisms to help unfreeze the secondary markets for SBA-backed loans.

Declines in SBA lending volume last year, which are continuing in FY 2009, reflect problems in the broader credit markets, and present hurdles to small businesses that are seeking credit in the current economy. The financial crisis has created a variety of conditions that impact small businesses, including a lack of liquidity in the banking system, a reluctance of many lenders to extend new loans, tightened credit standards, weaker finances at small businesses, and uncertainty about taking on new debt on the part of many entrepreneurs.

The Recovery Act addresses small businesses’ lending problems, and addresses key investment and contracting issues. The bill helps Small Business Investment Companies better leverage investment capital to reach more small companies. The bill also increases the current contract limit for SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee program, which will help small businesses compete for contracts.

 

90 Percent Guarantee
The bill allows SBA to raise its loan guarantee from the current levels to as much as 90 percent for some loans. At present, SBA can guarantee loans up to 85 percent on loans up to $150,000, and up to 75 percent on loans greater than $150,000. The 50 percent guarantee on SBA Express loans would remain unchanged. Increasing the SBA guarantee percentage will encourage lenders to extend more capital to small businesses by increasing the share covered by an SBA guarantee.

Business Stabilization Loans
The bill creates a new SBA loan program to provide deferred-payment loans of up to $35,000 to viable small businesses that need the money to make payments on an existing, qualifying loan for up to six months. These loans will be 100 percent guaranteed by SBA. Repayment would not have to begin until 12 months after the loan is fully disbursed. The bill provides $255 million for this new program. These loans will help ensure that small businesses have time to re-focus their business plans in order to succeed in the long run.

Microloans
The bill expands SBA’s Microloan program, which provides small loans (up to $35,000) paired with technical assistance to start-up, newly established or growing small businesses. The bill provides funding to increase loans from SBA to participating Microlenders by $50 million through September 30, 2010, and adds $24 million in grants to provide technical assistance to borrowers. Historically, these loans reach low-income individuals, women and minorities in both rural and urban areas. Expanding this program through the stimulus bill will help ensure these entrepreneurs are not left behind in the credit crunch.

Refinancing
The bill also gives SBA the power to use the 504 Certified Development Company program to refinance existing loans for fixed assets, providing fresh support for small business expansion. This change will help business owners expand their current development projects and create jobs in their communities.

Secondary Market Expansion
The bill authorizes SBA to establish a secondary market for pools of “first lien” loans under the 504 program. These “first lien” loans from commercial lenders currently have no SBA guarantee. The bill authorizes SBA to deploy federal guarantees for pools of these first lien loans, so that they can be sold to investors in a secondary market. Providing liquidity for these first mortgages will help encourage lenders to continue participating in SBA’s 504 loan program, which provides a key source of capital for community development and other projects.

The bill also empowers SBA to set up a Secondary Market Lending Authority that would make direct loans to broker-dealers that participate in the secondary market for SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans. These broker-dealers would use the funds to purchase SBA-backed loans from commercial lenders, assemble them into pools and sell them to investors in the secondary loan market. This program may help address some of the issues facing the secondary market for SBA loans and may ultimately help SBA lenders make new loans to borrowers.

Investment Program
The bill helps SBA-licensed Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) and families of SBIC funds better leverage the capital they use to invest in small businesses. The bill sets maximum levels of funding the agency can provide to these companies at up to three times the private capital raised by those companies, or $150 million, whichever is less. It also raises the percentage any one SBIC can invest in a single small business to 10 percent of total capital, and raises from 20 percent to 25 percent the percentage of any licensee’s dollar investments that must be made in “smaller” businesses.

Surety Bonds
The bill also raises the maximum contract amount that can be covered by an SBA guaranteed surety bond from $2 million to $5 million, and, under certain circumstances, for contracts amounting to $10 million, and provides additional funds to cover the costs of expanding this program. Small businesses need surety bonds in order to bid on and obtain many federal and other contracts. SBA guarantees surety bonds to small businesses that private surety companies would not otherwise be able to extend.

 

a tax tip
you may not get from the national media

If you are audited, a defense against having to pay additional taxes or penalties are receipts - receipts that can be read. That may not be as easy as it seems. Many receipts are on heat-sensitive paper or on some sort of carbon paper. Many of these fade over time and the print on others become indistinguishable when they are folded or when they rub against other pieces of paper. It is entirely possible by the time the IRS calls for an audit, your papertrail will have disappeared. Your protection is to make copies of all your receipts on a copy machine and then to attach the actual receipts to the copy. An additional protection is to identify what was purchased, where and for what purpose and at what cost on the back of the receipt. Even when the receipt is no longer readable, the notes will be and the copies will show proof of the purchase.

Letting the numbers work for you
- a good accounting system can tell you where you are making money and where you are loosing it -

A new year gives small businesses the chance to restart their accounting system and start it working for them. Today accounting software is simple enough that even the most numerically challenged can use it yet sophisticated enough to provide a lot of information to help the business person evaluate their business on an ongoing basis, quarterly, semiannually or at least annually.

One of the most essential tools for effective use of the numbers created by software is a chart of accounts specific to the business. An hour spent with a CPA is a good use of dollars. If the business has income from several sources then it is advantageous to have several income accounts and then to have cost-of-goods sold expense accounts tied to the income production. Separating out this information allows the business owner to know where he is making money and what areas of the business may be draining valuable resources from more productive endeavors.

Some accounting software have tracking systems that allows you to track specific jobs or areas of specific interest. This tracking would be very time consuming if the bookkeeping was done by hand but the software is integrated and one entry, if coded correctly, can be posted to a number of accounts and subsystems.

A Web site is not a magic bullet for business success but ...

A recent look at the Web sites of a couple local businesses has caused me on to make a couple comments.

First, the myth that a Web site can bring on business profits has long been dispelled. At the same time, the time when it was believed that microenterprise and small businesses don't need a Web site has passed as well. This article is not meant to be a primer on small business Web sites. It is just meant as a caution sign - pay attention to how your Web site reflects your business to the consumer so pay attention to what it looks like, what is on it, and how easy it is for your customer to navigate.

Small business owners wear a lot of hats and developing your Web site may be one of them. The decision should depend on how tech savvy you are, how willing you are to educate yourself on some Web basics and how much of an eye you have for design. When you hire someone to create your Web site, you need to ask the same questions. Just because someone is in business as a Web site developer does not mean they are good at it.

Tech: Just because you can - you don't need to. There are a lot of things that can jazz up a Web site but it they take a lot of time to load and have no value to the visitor - leave them out.

Design: A Web site is a visual tool - you need to know the value of color or the lack thereof. Color can be a distraction. Color can make text difficult to read. Certain colors can bring on emotional responses. Speaking of reading text, while TimesRoman is recommended for ease in reading printed text, it is not so for reading on a computer screen. Balance and white space is as important on a Web site as in an advertisement. Your Web site needs to be easy on the eye and appealing.

Web basics: what do your customers expect from a Web site; how long do you have to attract the visitor to keep them on the Web site; how many times is a visitor willing to click to get the information they want; what are the greatest irritations to surfers; how do you get visitors to your Web site to start with?

UNDERSTANDING YOUR SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX LIABILITY

Self-employed individuals have the same access to Social Security benefits as wage earners. To cover the future cost of these benefits, the Iowa Society of CPAs explains that self-employed individuals, including independent contractors and sole proprietors, are required to pay Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes if they earned $400 or more. The FICA payments total 15.3 percent, with 12.4 percent going to the Social Security system and the other 2.9 percent to cover Medicare. For 2004, only the first $87,900 of net business earnings - combined with wages and tips if you have another job - is subject to the Social Security tax. Regardless of how much you earn, all of your earnings are subject to the 2.9 percent Medicare part of the self-employment taxes. There is one bit of good news. Self-employed individuals can deduct half of their self-employment taxes from their gross income. For more information, contact a local CPA.

"Find A CPA" online at www.iacpa.org. For more details on the self-employment tax, locate the Money Management column for September 13, 2004, in the "Public Interest" section of the Web site.

Are your potential customers
looking for you?

Can your potential customers find you in the yellow pages? - in the "yellow pages" on the Internet that is.

More and more people use the Internet to find information so you need to make sure your business is listed on the Internet as well in the more traditional yellow pages of the telephone book. You need to check for correct category listing and for accuracy of information as well as just to make sure you are listed.

There are "Yellow Pages" on several web sites. These are where people can find businesses based on the category of the business and/or the actual business name. The information on these yellow pages come from a couple different databases. Each site that has a yellow pages link does not necessarily maintain the database that the information comes from. The main sources of the information are: Superpages.com; Yellowpages.com; and InfoUSA.com. As a business owner, you need to check on your listing in each of these services to check for accuracy and to assure that you are in the right categories so people and other businesses can find you.

There are also a couple websites that people go directly to for "yellow page" information that are used specifically here in the heartland. They are: Switchboard.com; QuestDex.com. You need to check these for accuracy as well.

Disaster Recovery Tips
for Small Businesses

Don't let an unexpected disaster disrupt or destroy your business. The Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants says that by developing a disaster recovery plan now you can ensure that your business will be back up and running as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

The plan should provide for the protection of your business's greatest asset: your employees. Develop and train employees on safety and evacuation procedures and be sure you have a plan in place to contact employees should your current office be disabled.

You'll also want to identify a temporary location and ensure that you can quickly get the services you need, such as telephone and Internet lines, to get the business up and running. Additionally, m

ake sure you have an inventory of all products stored in your facility and all equipment. CPAs advise that this is critical for making insurance claims and recovering your losses.

"Find A CPA" online at www.iacpa.org. For more information on small business disaster recovery tips, locate the Money Management column for July 19, 2004, in the "Public Interest" section of the Web site.

Young Entrepreneurs

Young people have always been entrepreneurs - we just didn't call them that. We called them paper boys, lawn mowers, baby-sitters, field workers. Today adults have taken on those jobs so our young people have to look for new ways to earn income. In rural Iowa, there just are not enough part time job openings for after-school and summer jobs for teens so teens are having to take a new look at entrepreneurism - creating their own businesses so they have an income source that fits with their busy school and extracurricular activities.

From time to time, reports on TV business shows have featured students who have made their fortune before they graduate from high school by selling their tech skills, designing and selling t-shirts. Still other teens have earned their way to college through the help of non-profits that have helped train teens in skills and then giving them an incubator environment to grow a business.

One of those non-profits is Young Aspirations/Young Audiences, Inc. - better known as YaYa - in New Orleans. Fashioned after after the Renaissance apprentice/guild system, under the supervision of an artistic staff the young people learn to paint images on furniture, screen print, batik, paint silk fabric, and design projects ranging from posters to murals to watches. They have the opportunity to sell their creations in the retail division of YaYa and earn 50 to 80 percent of their art sales.

Though we do not have such a incubator in southwest Iowa, southwest Iowa teens may still be able to create their own jobs. They need to approach their first entry into the world of entrepreneurism as any adult would. Once they have an idea about what they would like to do, they need to do a feasibility study to discover the potential and the barriers to their proposed business. Included in their feasibility study they need to look at their capacity or ability to do the job. For instance, if they are going to be a metal recycler, do they have the capacity or can they learn to distinguish between the various metals and to learn where and how to sell them. They need to look at the costs involved in the business and determine if they can secure financing. They need to look at their ability to sell their product or service; they need to determine if there are enough people with enough money to buy their product often enough so they can make a profit. Depending on the business there are other issues that may need to be addressed.

Once the would-be entrepreneur determines that the business has the potential of success, a business plan needs to be written. The business plan is the feasibility plan with specifics. We've included on this web site a couple sample business plans for teen businesses as examples of what needs to be looked at and the details that need to be attended to during the planning process. (metal recycling) (artisan) (gardener)

 

State of Iowa Vendor and Bid Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Bids, Contracts and Services.

Small and microenterprise businesses can do business with the State of Iowa.

Listed below is a central e-location where state agencies can publish, post and advertise vendor and bid opportunites for procurement of goods or services. A great place to start to find opportunities to contract with the State of Iowa.

http://eservices.iowa.gov/rfp/

Current January postings include:

  • Evaluation of programs that serve older people with serious mental illness;
  • Laundry Service Rental, Iowa Law Enforcement
  • Recycled Copy Paper
  • Food Items for CDC Warehouse
  • Educational Needs Assessment Services
  • Wood Sign Posts for Spring 2004
  • Ad Specialty Items and Wearables

Small and microenterprises can also compete for federal contracts. A good place to start is through PRONET, a service of the Small Business Administration. Start at the SBA website - www.sba.gov

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Villisca Business Directory
(businesses in bold are 2009 members of the Villisca Chamber of Commerce)

Find below a list of Villisca businesses. We are pleased to include businesses outside Villisca who consider themselves a part of the business community by participating in the Villisca Chamber of Commerce. We've tried to include all Villisca businesses and welcome corrections. The one exception is that we have included only the farm operations which belong to the Villisca Chamber of Commerce.

Ag and Related Businesses
D & J Farms, Inc.
Villisca, IA 50864

Frey Enterprises
1071 120th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
785-3701

Hilltop Greenhouse & Gardens
1059 - 240th Street
Nodaway, IA 50857
712-542-8852

Kernen Farms, Inc.
708 E. 3rd Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8434

Mark Focht Farms
Villisca, IA 50864

Nodaway Valley Equipment
306 S. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2300

Nodaway Valley Feeders

Penwell Grain Company
3107-155th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-4682

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl
306 S. U Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2300


Southern Hills Vet. Service

101 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-5522

Southwest Iowa Carcass Data
Kari Bloom - 712-370-2357
Deb Scott - 712-249-0131

Sunbest Papetti Farms
2975- 265th St.
Villisca, IA 50864

826-2688

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
3106-130th Lane
Villisca IA 50864
826-2312

United Farmers Merc Co-op and Elevator
401 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2172 - 826-2232

Bruce and Donna Williams
1051 Sycamore Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864

David & Corrine Williams
2873 102nd Street
Villisca, IA 50864

Antiques
Country Lane
320 South Third Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3139

Villisca Furniture & Antiques
402 S. 3rd Avenue

Villisca, IA 50864
826-2281

Automotive Repair & Maintenance
Body by Freshour
309 S. 4th Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3636

Kasha's Garage
615 S. 4th Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-5642


Marsh and Sons Automotive Repair
208 E. 6th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2166

Schafer Automotive Service
310 E. 3rd Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2892

Villisca Detail Center & Car Wash
109 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864

826-2865

Banking and Financial
Bank Iowa
300 S. 3rd Ave.
P.O. Box 46
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2562

Great Western Bank
2100 Commerce Drive
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-9809

Houghton State Bank
116 Coolbaugh
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-4823

Page County State Bank
120 E. Washington

Clarinda, IA 51632
542-5661

Beauticians
Curling Post
202 S. 4th Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3062

Hair Kut Korner
208 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2062

Studio Central Salon
Tina Means - Owner/Stylist

118 Central Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2472

Villisca Child Care Providers

Joni Currin 826-4525

Jennifer Witcher 826-4299

Amber Grantz 826-4150

Tara McCormick 826-3391

Carolyn Fisher 826-3122

Churches
Advent Christian Church
300 South 2nd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4662

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
107 S. 5th Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-7202

Presbyterian Church
109 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3372

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
131 W. High Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8841

Strand Evangelical Lutheran Church
1127-160th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8117

United Methodist Church
203 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3132

Communications
Johnston Communications
309 East 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4022
tjohnston2@netins.net

KCSI-KOAK Radio
1991 Ironwood Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-2584

Mediacom Communications Corp.
310 Commerce Drive
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-4816

Red Oak Express
2012 Commerce Drive
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-2566

SWIE Digital
103 S. U Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3360

Villisca Review Stanton Viking
Peggy Vermillion, Editor
P.O. Box 7
113 North 5th Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864

826-2142
newspapr@netins.net

Villisca Farmers Telephone Co.
205 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2812

Construction
Clark Plumbing & Construction
3094-265th St.
Villisca IA 50864
826-5132

Brian GayConstruction Co.
601 S. 2nd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2280

Hammerstrom Construction

J & J Construction & Lawn Service
104 West. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4406

Jim Parker Construction
3210 110th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
763-4380
cell 621-4380
homebuilder1949@netins.net

Joe Cooney

Jr. Bergren

Kammerer Shawn Carpentry & Roofing
114 West 6th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-3919

Leichty Construction
2007 T. Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-8426

Mark Cody

Nishna Valley Builders
Jeff Fulton 785-3449
Chuck Fast 826-8736
Scott Fast 785-3517
Villisca,IA

Roger Williamson

Terry Currin Construction

Todd Bowden

Winther Construction
1552 V Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2000

Entertainment and Cultural Affairs

Olson Linn Museum
323 E. 4th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-2756

Rialto Theatre
422 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2122

Villisca Country Club
2500 US Hwy 71
Villisca IA 50864
826-5322

Villisca Alumni and Friends Association
P.O. Box 45
Villisca, IA 50864

Food and Drink

Casey's General Store
309 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-9962

City Lounge
414 South Third Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-9972

Country Lane
320 South Third Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3139

D&D Bar and Grill
307 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-9342

Evie's Coffee Cup
313 East 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826- 4595

The Bank
400 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3344

V-Bar, American Legion
321 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2702

Villisca Foods
509 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2412

The Witch's Den
412 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-9272

Insurance and Law Firms
Kline Insurance
406 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-5192

Swanson Law Firm
209 Coolbaugh

P.O.B. 78
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-2554

Medical
Red Oak Internal Medicine
1400 Senate Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-7280
Villisca Office:

301 E. 4th Street
826-2882

Clarinda Reg. Health Center
823 S. 17th, P.O. Box 217
Clarinda, IA 51632
542-2176
800-682-7920

Montgomery Co. Mem. Hospital
2301 Eastern Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-7000

Villisca Medical Clinic
301 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4422
bhutchinson@mcmh.org
www.mcmh.org

Stoner Drug
408 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4112

Villisca Family Health Center
(Clarinda Regional Health Center)
309 S. 5th Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3003

Good Samaritan Society - Villisca
202 Central Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864

826-9592
www.good-sam.com

Wyatt, James F. MD
1905 East Summit
Red Oak IA 51566
623-5416

Real Estate
Century 21, Bill Jacobs, Agent
2453 T. Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8132

Crawford & Co. (formerly Kline Real Estate)
406 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-5192

John Hausen/Jim Hughes Real Estate
410 So. Locust, Glenwood, IA 51534
712-826-7242 402-669-0637cell
hausens@netins.net jimhughesrealestate.com

Sun Valley Apartments
604 E. 6th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-4149

Villisca Housing

Individuals - Supporters of the Villisca Chamber of Commerce
Walter & Ruth Eitzen
1111 US Hwy 71
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8208

Tom Focht
800 East Ratliff Rd
Red Oak, IA 51566

Mark Focht
Villisca, IA 50864

Dave & Mary Lindburg
112 North Second Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864

Clarence Peterson
208 West 1st Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-7512

Jim & Diane Wallick
2374 Union Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-7292

Donna and Bruce Williams
1051 Sycamore Avenue

Villisca, IA 50864

Retail
Bad Boy Mowers - Mid-Continent Sales - Villisca Satillite Dealership
Mr. Kyle Yates, Dealer
712-621-4137
Model on display at 107 W. 3rd Street

Casey's General Store
309 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-9962

Country Lane
320 South Third Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3139

Flower Basket
404 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2484

Granny's Auto Parts
NAPA Auto Parts
204 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2032

Hilltop Greenhouse and Gardens
301 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
785-3346

Red Oak Chrysler
1907 Broadway
Red Oak, IA 51566
623-9310

Stoner Drug
408 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4112

United Farmers Merc Co-op and Elevator
401 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2172

Villisca Foods
509 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2412

Villisca Furniture & Antiques
402 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2281

Service Businesses

Automotive Relocation Service, LLC
309 S. 4th Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3636

Brown Sanitation
109 W. High Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3402

Brown's Sales & Service
901 S. U Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2482

Dance Unlimited
120 West 3rd Street
Villisca, IA 50864
Cindy Scott, Owner - 826-8222

Cindy's Tanning
120 West 3rd Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-8222

Fish Appliance Svc, Htg & AC
2512 Union Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-3172

Jewels Professional Cleaning
Julie Laythe, Owner
712-826-4277

JW Photography
322 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
712-621-5229
www.jwainwrightphotography.com

Kendrick & Heard Plumbing & Heating
601 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-5222

Means Lawn Scape
2627-270th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-2299

North Page Detailing LLC
2747 110th Street
Villisca, IA 50864

Richard Bross

Tom's Service Clean
3265-260th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-4277

Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative
415 Broad Avenue
Stanton, IA 51573
712-829-2211

Thompson Woodworking & Rock
303 E. 5th Street, Apt. 1
Villisca IA 50864
826-3933

U.S. Post Office
500 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2162

Villisca Community Schools
406 East 3rd Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2552

Villisca Detail Center & Car Wash
109 N. U Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-2865

Villisca Municipal Power Plant
318 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca, IA 50864
826-3192

Villisca Public Library
204 S. 3rd Avenue
Villisca IA 50864
826-2452

Villisca Small Engine
204 E. 4th Street
Villisca IA 50864
826-2032

Villisca Storage
Villisca IA 50864
641-322-3929

Wolfe Funeral Home
201 E. 4th Street
Villisca, IA 50864
826-4142

 

 

 

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